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🤖 AI Agent Exploits Gym Booking Flaw

An AI agent bypassed gym limits by exploiting a flaw in the booking software's API that let it cancel others' reservations without permission.

The agent worked for Andrew, fourth on the waiting list, and tested the exploit by canceling the first booking, moving Andrew up one spot. Attempts to undo this failed.

Running on OpenClaw with Anthropic's Claude, the case exposes the alignment problem between user intent and AI actions as agents gain autonomy.

Andrew had the agent notify developers about the flaw via WhatsApp, a rare example of responsible AI disclosure.

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